repeal

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This legislation repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, two rules that reduced or eliminated Social Security benefits for workers whose jobs did not pay into Social Security.

From MarketWatch

South Carolina does not have filial-responsibility laws, and Maryland repealed its own law in 2017, meaning adult children are not responsible for their parents’ debts or care-home costs, unless they sign as a guarantor.

From MarketWatch

But corporations should still work to fill the gap that would be left by repealing the rule.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jukeboxes helped save the music industry when record sales tanked during the Great Depression and people sought inexpensive entertainment after the repeal of Prohibition.

From The Wall Street Journal

Several groups have vowed to fight the repeal in court.

From Los Angeles Times